Anglo-American

Anglo-American is a term usually implying a relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom (specifically England), or the two countries' shared language (English) and/or cultural heritage. In this context the term may refer to:

English American, a person from the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England

A person from the United States who speaks English as their first language (see American English)

A collective term referring to those countries that have similar legal systems based on common law

Anglo-American (motor tricycle)

The Anglo-American was an Englishmotor tricycle produced by a York company from 1899 to 1900. The company also offered motors that it claimed were "manufactured throughout in our own works", but which were most likely Continental imports.

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Anglo American plc

Anglo American plc is a multinational mining company based in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output. As well as being a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal. The company has operations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

In December 2015 the company announced that after a US$3 billion loss in the first half of 2015, it would be undergoing a restructure, including the loss of 85,000 jobs out of 135,000.

History

1917 to 1990

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, along with the American bank J.P. Morgan & Co., founded the Anglo American Corporation. A gold mining company, in 1917 with £1million, raised from UK and US sources, and ultimately derived the name of the company.
The AAC became the majority stakeholder in the De Beers company in 1926, a company formerly controlled by Alfred Beit, a fellow Jewish-German emigre of the Oppenheimers. Two years following, the AAC began mining in the Zambian copper belt.

Anglo-American

Anglo-American is a term usually implying a relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom (specifically England), or the two countries' shared language (English) and/or cultural heritage. In this context the term may refer to:

English American, a person from the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England

A person from the United States who speaks English as their first language (see American English)

A collective term referring to those countries that have similar legal systems based on common law

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - AngloAmericanPlatinum (Amplats) said on Monday it fired about half of the underground workers at its Mototolo mine following an illegal strike ... "AngloAmerican Platinum is exploring options to ensure that Mototolo Mine ......

JOHANNESBURG - AngloAmericanPlatinum (AAP) said on Monday it had dismissed about 50 percent of the underground workforce at its Mototolo mine over an unsanctioned strike and gave them until Tuesday to appeal ... "AngloAmerican Platinum has appealed to GIWUSA to end the unprotected ......

Platinum miner AngloAmerican Platinum (Amplats), headed by Chris Griffith, has dismissed half of the Mototolo mine’s underground employees amid an unprotected strike, but has given the dismissed employees until May 21 to appeal the decision. Employees at the mine affiliated with ......

AngloAmericanPlatinum (Amplats) laid off about half of the underground workforce at its Mototolo mine after an unprotected strike over changes to conditions of service ... “The impact on production has been minimal thus far,” the company said, adding that it was “exploring options” to return the mine to full production as soon as possible....

JOHANNESBURG - The introduction of underground Wi-Fi has improved productivity and working conditions for hundreds of miners at AngloAmerican’s coal mining operations in Mpumalanga by enabling two-way communications between miners working underground and staff on the surface....

​Globalmining company AngloAmerican has teamed up with RightShip and South Pole to offset the carbon emissions for a shipment of iron ore from South Africa to Europe on a baby cape vessel. AngloAmerican, who have set a ...Peter Lye, head of shipping at AngloAmerican, commented....